KUMASI POLYTECHNIC

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
END OF FIRST SEMESTER EXAMS 2015/2016 ACADEMIC YEAR

MET II TIME 2 HRS

ENGINEERING SCIENCE

INSTRUCTIONS: ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS

Q1. A force of 650N is applied to a body of mass 200kg for a period of 12 seconds. If
the only other force acting on the body is a constant fractal force of 400N in apposition
to its motion, find

a. The acceleration of the body

b. The distance move by the body in this time -
15mks

Q2. A motor vehicle of mass 1850kg is braked from a speed of 120km/hand comes to
rest with uniform retardation after travelling a distance of 150m. Determine

a. The magnitude of the braking force

b. The time taken by the vehicle to come to rest - 15
mks

Q3. A steel brake rod is 1.25m long and when subjected to a pull, the extension
produced is 0.5mm. Calculate the strain in the rod.

Q4. A load of 4000N is suspended by two ropes, OX and OY, attached to a horizontal
beam at XY, 2.8m apart. If the ropes OX and OY make angles of 30o and 45o
respectively with the beam, find graphically the tension in each rope when the system is
in equilibrium.
Q5. Four members of a frame structure meet at a joint as shown in figure 2. If the joint
is in equilibrium, determine graphically the magnitude of the forces X and Y in the
members shown.

Q6. If the mass of the lever given in figure 3 is equivalent to a load of 200N, what would
then be the magnitude of the load W required for the lever to remain horizontal.
Determine also the new value of the reaction R at the support.
 KUMASI POLYTECHNIC
FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
END OF FIRST SEMESTER EXAMS 2015/2016 ACADEMIC YEAR

MET II TIME 2 HRS

ENGINEERING MATHS

INSTRUCTIONS: ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS

Q1. The connection between the absolute pressure P and the volume V of a gas is
given of PVn = C. When P = 8 units and V = 2 units C = 21.1 units. Calculate value of
the index n.

Q2. A disc of diameter D has a circular hole removed for it. Concemtic with the
outside diameter so that the width of the resulting annulus is W.

Show that the ratio of the final area to the original area is given by $WD 4W 2
D2
Q3. The metal plate shown below has an area of 1776 mm2. Find the value of X.

Q4. Find the expansion of (1 + X)4 use the expansion to find the value of 2.5 4 (2a +
3b)4 and (a 2b)4

Q5. The following mere obtained in an experiment

X 1 2 3 4 5
y 2.425 1.472 0.891 0.541 0.328
If X and Y are connected by a formula y = Aebx by plotting a suitable straight line graph.
Find the values of A and B.